Bellfine's release schedule runs from a Gunbuster Mechanic Selection reissue in December 2026 to a TANKHEAD TYPE 33 HEIKEGANI kit in April 2027, with painted samples of Karamaru, IKEBUS, and TANKHEAD displayed at the All Japan Model & Hobby Show and no price or date announced for those display pieces.
Bellfine's three 2026 news items show a company working two tracks at once: paid pre-orders with fixed dates, and booth displays that are still uncommitted. The earliest of the three stories, on September 14, set out a plastic model kit of TYPE 33 HEIKEGANI, a six-legged tank from Emerson Tung's TANKHEAD. Preorders opened that day at 11:00, with a release set for April 2027. The 1/48 scale kit is about 103mm tall and 270mm long, priced at 6,820 yen tax included, designed by MDT with box art by Tung.
Within the hour, a second September 14 story covered a different reissue: the Gunbuster Mechanic Selection, with preorders opening the same day and a release scheduled for December 2026. The set collects five machines from the 1988 OVA: Buster Machine No. 1, Buster Machine No. 2, Luxion, Excelion, and Eltreum. Sizes run from about 140mm for Buster Machine No. 1 to about 350mm for Eltreum, at 9,790 yen including tax.
The October 2 story moves from the order page to the show floor. At the 2026 64th All Japan Model & Hobby Show, held at Tokyo Big Sight from Saturday, October 3 to Sunday, October 4, with a trade invitation day on October 2, Bellfine displayed its booth with Tatsunoko Production plastic models. The 1/12 scale Karamaru from Kyatto Ninden Teyandee was shown as a painted sample for the first time, and the IKEBUS, a bus designed by Eiji Mitooka, was shown as a reference exhibit. The story named Karamaru, IKEBUS, and TANKHEAD as projects without a price or date. The TANKHEAD kit already has both, so the display status applies to the samples shown at that booth.
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Oct 2
Bellfine displayed first painted samples of several plastic models at the 2026 64th All Japan Model & Hobby Show, held at Tokyo Big Sight from Saturday, October 3 to Sunday, October 4, 2026, with a trade invitation day on Friday, October 2. The 1/12 scale plastic model of Karamaru from Kyatto Ninden Teyandee was shown as a painted sample for the first time. The booth also showed the IKEBUS, a bus designed by Eiji Mitooka, as a reference exhibit. Kabiko unveiled the UV light-reactive Mecha Girl Buster Maiden Ver. UV Clear, along with Kidou Douki MoMo Orca, Kidou Douki MoMo Dread Red, Doranetsu Jabawock Type, and Doranetsu Jabawock Type Lemon Soda. Dengeki Hobby Web published breaking photo reports from both booths.
Sep 14
Bellfine is re-releasing the Gunbuster Mechanic Selection plastic model kit, with pre-orders opening Monday, September 14 and a release scheduled for December 2026. The set collects five machines from the 1988 OVA Gunbuster: Buster Machine No. 1, Buster Machine No. 2, Luxion, Excelion, and Eltreum. Sizes run from roughly 140mm for Buster Machine No. 1 to about 350mm for Eltreum. The kit costs 9,790 yen including tax.
Sep 14
Belfine is releasing a plastic model kit of TYPE 33 HEIKEGANI, a six-legged tank from Emerson Tung's original work TANKHEAD. Preorders open Monday, September 14, 2026, at 11:00, with release set for April 2027. The 1/48 scale kit stands about 103mm tall and 270mm long, priced at 6,820 yen tax included, designed by MDT with box art by Tung.